But it’s all meaningless, because as Robopanda pointed out, even though the film’s star and producer, Brad Pitt, selected Marc Forster to direct, their relationship has gone way south. And everyone knows that in a zombie apocalypse, the only direction is north.

… Brad Pitt, who Vulture hears exclusively from multiple production sources has become so frustrated with the film’s director, Marc Forster, that he stopped speaking to him altogether as the production heads into at least three weeks of reshoots.

Things got so bad that when Forster had notes on a scene for Pitt, they had to be relayed through an intermediary — and vice versa. We’re told that this awkward function was and is being largely fulfilled by a rotating trio of studio production president Marc Evans, Paramount film group head Adam Goodman, and Dede Gardner, a former executive at the studio who now runs Pitt’s company. And all this as the production crests $170 million as it heads into its costly reshoots, with an ending that is still in flux. (Via Vulture)

I’ve already aired my grievances with this colossal failure of a film production. I don’t have much else to say other than I pray someone is filming the entire production process. That way, Pitt’s Plan B company could at least release a Tropic Thunder-like documentary that explains how one of the world’s most beloved actors could have control of a hugely popular, much sought-after property and just completely screw it all to hell.

I’d say the chances of this film even being decent-at-best would be as good as T. Sean Collins risking his life to save Paris Hilton once the Long Island fortress is overrun. *frowns, self low five*

It’s a Zombie Movie, and not a spoof liek Shaun of the Dead or Zombieland. They ALL suck. The fact you like soem of the zombie movies just means you like sucky movies. It does not mean any of them do not suck. They all suck, like Twilight movies and anything done by Tarantino when you are not stoned. The harder they fight to make it good, the more it will suck.

I hope this doesn’t completely tear a hole in everything that you hold sacred in this universe, but everyone everywhere in every galaxy likes a movie that someone thinks sucks. And as I have so often opined when Vince allows the opportunity, I know that a lot of movies I like suck. But you know what? It’s up to the viewer to make them fun. If you don’t see zombies that way, so be it. But a lot of people liked this book and throwing suck bombs at us won’t change our opinion.

There is no way this book would make a good movie. It’s an okay read at best with basic story-telling and simplistic views on how society and the military would act. I’m not saying that all movie-based books need to come from source material like Dune (ugh two bad attempts at that) but it’s just not meant to be.